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Classic Films
In reply to the discussion: The Return of the Classic Films Obituary Thread [View all]ificandream
(10,953 posts)28. Rosa Lee Hawkins, Youngest Member of the Dixie Cups, Dies at 76
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By Jack Kramer
Jan. 14, 2022
Rosa Lee Hawkins, the youngest member of the musical trio the Dixie Cups, whose hit single Chapel of Love reached No. 1 on the Billboard 100 in 1964, died on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla. She was 76.
The cause was internal bleeding resulting from complications during surgery at Tampa General Hospital, said her sister Barbara Ann Hawkins, who was also a member of the group, along with Joan Marie Johnson, who died in 2016 at 72.
The Dixie Cups epitomized the harmonizing sound of the 1960s girl group. Chapel of Love, their debut single and most well-known song, quickly replaced the Beatles Love Me Do as No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1964. It was later heard on the soundtrack of Stanley Kubricks 1987 Vietnam War film, Full Metal Jacket.
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